Bose QuietComfort QC 25

Overview

The king is dead, long live the king! Bose has taken each thing we liked about the QC15s, and improved them. The QC25s are quieter, better, prettier and more comfortable. These are the noise-cancellation headphones by which all others should be judged.

Expert reviews and ratings

‘If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' We can imagine that came up when Bose's suits were mind-mapping the successors of QuietComfort 15s, which were the market's go-to noise-cancelling headphones for yonks.The QuietComfort 25s were always going to have big...

The Bose QuietComfort 25 headphones are mighty impressive over-ear headphones. As noise-cancelling headphones go they're right up there among the best, delivering great sound quality from their comfy, lightweight build. However, the QC25 are not...

The new QC25's easily fulfil the primary noise cancellation function. Bose has been at this long enough to get that right. While peaky noises will still infiltrate, the soft white noise of an aircraft engine, or distant babbling audio clutter of an...

If you look around at any airport, you're most likely to see at least one person with a set of Bose headphones. Why? Because they're fantastic. The QuietComfort 25's are no exception. With fantastic active noise cancelling features and sound quality...

Not the best cans around, but the QC25s are another knock-out set of ANCs from Bose The QC25s are arguably the flagship personal audio product from Bose, destined to show up at every airport you visit for the next five to ten years. But like the...

When it comes to noise cancellation headphones, nobody does it quite like Bose and its the latest QuietComfort 25 headphones are easily at the top of their class.Bose has overhauled the excellent predecessor - the QC15 – and somehow has made it even...

Four hours into my flight and the faint hum of the plane's engine sounds more like a roar. It's not the sound that's driving me mad, but rather the feeling it will never stop. Ever.Travelling is often marred by moments designed to increase stress levels....

The king is dead, long live the king! Bose has taken each thing we liked about the QC15s, and improved them. The QC25s are quieter, better, prettier and more comfortable. These are the noise-cancellation headphones by which all others should be judged.